Topic: Living Things Plants (Science)

TOPIC: LIVING THINGS – PLANTS (SCIENCE)

Sand/ Water Small World Writing

 Watering cans / sieves (different sizes / different spouts /  Playmobil gardeners  Plant diaries. plastic / metal / wood)  Farm animals and farm mat/ tractors / trailers / ploughs  Price List – Garden Centre  Spades and plant pots of different sizes  Story Box: Jack and the Beanstalk / Enormous Turnip  Percy’s job list ‘To do’  Putting seeds, seed heads, pods in sand ( to explore / dig /  Garden / park in tray e.g. Percy’s Park and woodland animals  Instructions on seed packets sieve …)  Zig – Zag books relating to growth  Compost a variety of sands in trays (e.g. sand tray / seed  Letters to the giant/Jacks Mum/ Percy … tray) with small tools ( rakes / spades / dibbers/ sieves/ labels)  Diggers / JCB / tractors in sand

Outdoors Role Play Construction Creative

 Create an outdoor investigation box (magnifying glass /  Garden centre.  Lego/ Duplo/ Wooden bricks/  Collage – using natural materials, seeds etc. collection tubs / spades / trowels/ plant labels)  Percy’s Hut / Potting building garden sheds  Natural materials printing twigs / bark/ fruit /  Compost. shed  Construct plant pots from vegetables  Wheelbarrow.  Jack and the Beanstalk plasticine / clay / playdough  Making 3D beanstalk / sunflower stalk  Rakes, Spades (variety of sizes) - use small and giant  Making green house shelter  Creating seed packets  Watering Can( variety of materials ) size clothes and from junk materials.  Providing materials make flowers, tissue paper/ egg  Brushes objects  Re-create Percy’s Park from cartons.  Planting seeds / bulbs / flowers/ shrubs / apple pips  Florists junk materials  Paint own imaginative plants.  Water and care for flowers  Rain forest  Make see-saw / swings from  Draw paint giant’s key / spoon  Take digital photographs in environment wood / bricks / lolly sticks/  Rubbings from natural materials bark / seeds.  Visit local garden centre / green grocer / farm / flower shop community play  Observational drawing of fruits / seeds / plants on  Plant plastic people – see if they grow! different coloured paper with chalk/ crayon / paints  Looking through magnifying glasses  Jack and the beanstalk – print leaves, make gees,  Compare bark golden eggs, magic beans etc.  Grow potatoes in bucket/ cherry tomato plants / radish/ lettuce, Create an outdoor sensory area in a tub

Health & Safety Culture and Diversity.

 Check seeds are not coated  Multicultural – Native Indian stories about environment  Make children aware of poisonous plants e.g. foxglove  Looking at plants, fruits and seeds grown and eaten on other continents or in other  Teach children to wash hands when handling soil / outdoors. cultures  Be aware of glass, animal faeces, rusty metals etc.  Discussion of sensory gardens for sight impaired people  Teach children not to pick wildflowers, for conservation reasons  Buy Soil Samples ( see TTS catalogue)

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